“…please don’t name a statute for me. Send flowers instead.” Gail Heriot on the federal hate-crimes bill [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on July 22, 2009
“…please don’t name a statute for me. Send flowers instead.” Gail Heriot on the federal hate-crimes bill [Philadelphia Inquirer]
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Well, at least this latest “though crime” legislation is named after a dead little girl. We have far too many laws like that.
I always wanted to lobby for “Robert’s Law” which would outlaw any legislation named for dead girls.
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